Character Building
It’s not enough to teach students what is right and wrong. To actually build character, you have to help students learn how to do right. That takes more than a list of rules or a set of target behaviors. It requires that students struggle with their own choices and examine the motives beneath them. Students don’t have to enter that painful, confusing struggle alone. There is help.
What We Do
CiViL Groups provides a safe small group setting in which students can talk about the issues that motivate their choices. Led by a trained adult facilitator, students discuss the choices that lead to good or bad character. Character lessons are enhanced by opportunities to serve others within their school, in the local community, and in other communities.
Opening Doors
Watch the story of CiViL Groups unfold on our documentary video.
Radio Interviews
“Brandy Blanton and Melony Pugh-Weber: CiVil Groups Develops Character in Stratford High School Students, ‘On Southern Exposure LIVE’…Find out why Jim and Melony Weber…have spent their lives pouring into teenagers, but have found a home at this inner-city school developing the character of the students who choose to receive the valuable treasure they offer.” Listen.
“Brandy Blanton and Jim Weber: Touchstone Youth Resource Services Shares the Value of Paying it Forward, ‘On Southern Exposure LIVE’. While Jim and his wife, Melony, sow seeds in the hearts of the students of Stratford High School in East Nashville, the practical application of giving back to their community (and beyond) are lessons that can only be learned outside the classroom. Listen as Jim tells the story of a recent trip to Haiti as well as numerous trips to the ravaged area of Hurricane Katrina.” Listen.
“Brandy Blanton and Jim Weber: The Artist Follows the Thread of Passion Through His Music, ‘On Southern Exposure LIVE’. Listen in as Jim performs songs that were birthed out of a recent trip to Haiti – powerful words that not only bring a first-hand visual account of the devastation, but also apply to real life situations.” Listen.